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Dec 29, 2022

Xerxes, the god-king of Ancient Persia, in All About History 125

The son and grandson of men who had forged the Achaemenid Empire, Xerxes I was born to rule in Ancient Persia, but his path to the throne was not as simple as it might have appeared. Overcoming usurpers and uprisings in major cities, he had to fight for his right...

Jan 7, 2023

Human and Neanderthal brains have a surprising 'youthful' quality in common, new research finds

Many believe our particularly large brain is what makes us human – but is there more to it? The brain’s shape, as well as the shapes of its component parts (lobes) may also be important. Results of a study we published Thursday (Jan. 5) in Nature Ecology & Evolution show...

Jan 11, 2023

Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II's 'handsome' face revealed in striking reconstruction

The face of the ancient Egyptian ruler Ramesses II — possibly the pharaoh of the biblical Book of Exodus who persecuted Moses and the Israelites — has been reconstructed from his mummified remains. And although the pharaoh died in his 90s, his visage has been reverse aged by several decades...

Jan 12, 2023

Prehistoric population once lived in Siberia, but mysteriously vanished, genetic study finds

Researchers investigating prehistoric DNA have discovered a mysterious group of hunter-gatherers that lived in Siberia perhaps more than 10,000 years ago. The find was made during a genetic investigation of human remains in North Asia dating from as far back as 7,500 years ago. The study also revealed that gene...

Jan 12, 2023

Mythbusters streaming guide: how to watch Mythbusters online in 2023

It may not seem like a simple Mythbusters streaming guide would be the key to happiness, but test it out and you’ll see it is. In the market for a bit of learning? Explosions? A mustache envied by walruses the world ‘round? Mythbusters provided all that and more in a...

Jan 13, 2023

Martin Luther King Jr.: The iconic civil rights leader

Martin Luther King Jr. was a pastor, humanitarian and leader in the American civil rights movement of the 1960s. In numerous speeches, marches and letters, he fought for racial and economic justice and was lauded for his nonviolent approach to civil disobedience. Assassinated in 1968 at the age of 39,...

Jan 17, 2023

Long-lost copy of Newton's famous book 'Opticks' to be auctioned for half a million dollars

A pristine personal copy of Isaac Newton’s book Opticks that was recently found after going missing for a century is going up for auction. Newton’s illuminating treatise analyzes the fundamental nature of light and is considered one of the Scientific Revolution’s three major works on optics. The long-lost copy was...

Jan 24, 2023

Maybe rats didn't spread the Black Death after all, new evidence suggests

The Black Death ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1353, killing millions. Plague outbreaks in Europe then continued until the 19th century. One of the most commonly recited facts about plague in Europe was that it was spread by rats. In some parts of the world, the bacterium that causes plague,...

Jan 26, 2023

10 of the most notorious pirates in history

The world’s most notorious pirates terrorized the seven seas and amassed huge riches between the 16th and 19th centuries. Many of these ship plunderers remain famous to this day, but they were very different from the often-friendly pirates seen in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise. Many of history's...

Jan 27, 2023

Rise and fall of the Teutonic Knights in All About History 126

The Teutonic Knights were one of the great chivalric orders that emerged from the Crusades, alongside the Hospitallers and Templars, but while those other knights made their names in the Holy Land, the Teutonic Knights fought their greatest battles in Europe. In the latest issue of All About History, on...

Jan 28, 2023

Who invented the toilet?

If you have a sense of potty humor, you may have come across the legend of the English plumber Thomas Crapper, the man who supposedly invented the toilet. After he created the latrine as we know it, the story goes, his name became synonymous with the act of using it....

Feb 7, 2023

Amazing Black scientists

Black scientists have launched us into space, discovered new disease treatments and developed world-changing technologies. Yet the achievements and contributions of Black people to science, technology, engineering and mathematics are often forgotten or unrecognized as a result of systemic racism. From the man who developed a ground-breaking microphone to the...

Feb 7, 2023

Mary, Queen of Scots' cryptic prison letters finally deciphered

Researchers have cracked the code used to write a collection of lost letters once owned by Mary, Queen of Scots. Penned between 1578 and 1584 with a sophisticated cipher system that involved a mix of letters and symbols, the letters were written to and from the former Queen of Scotland...

Feb 12, 2023

Is love at first sight real?

In the euphoric haze of new romance, it may be easy to believe that two strangers can fall in love the first time they meet. But is love at first sight real? There is a lot going on physiologically that can make the early stages of romance feel like love...

Feb 27, 2023

Was Catherine the Great a tyrant? Find out in All About History 127

Catherine the Great is celebrated as one of the leading monarch of the enlightenment era, who believed in improving the welfare of the Russian people and investing in the arts. But there's another side to the story too. In the latest issue of All About History, Virginia Rounding explains what...